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Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Algorithmic Approach ... sensitive) • AKI ... sterile pyuria, WBC casts ... proteinuria, granular casts ... Nephritis #AIN #Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
white blood cell casts ... renal tubular cell casts ... or pigmented casts ... stones, crystals, tumors ... #Injury #AKI #Differential
Algorithm for diagnostic evaluation of patients with kidney cysts and polycystic kidney disease

#polycystic #kidney #disease #cysts
Algorithm for diagnostic ... cysts and polycystic ... kidney disease ... #disease #cysts ... #Algorithm #diagnosis
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute Kidney ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Epithelial cell casts ... Obstruction • Cast ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) in Patients ... Light chain (LC) cast ... nephropathy • Solid tumors ... Interleukin-2) • Tumor
Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome

Step 1: If the patient has hematuria and/or proteinuria, think about nephrotic/nephritic syndromes.
Step
hematuria (RBC casts ... Nephrotic #Syndrome #Comparison ... #Algorithm #Nephrology
Overview of Pancreatic Cysts
True Epithelial Cyst
Serous Cystadenoma (SCA)
Mucinous Cystic Neoplasm (MCN)
Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm (IPMN)
Cystic Neuroendocrine
of Pancreatic Cysts ... Neuroendocrine Tumors ... #Pancreatic #Cysts ... #comparison #table
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Approach to Acute Kidney ... Injury (AKI) 1 ... PROBLEM ~80% of AKI ... cases are caused ... for WBCs, RBCs, casts
Causes of Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign - Anechoic on ultrasound, Well-demarcated on ultrasound/CT,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... contrast - Simple Cysts ... , No cysts in other ... Multiple bilateral cysts ... , Cysts in other
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Causes of Chronic Kidney ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Decreased kidney ... Sterile pyuria, WBC casts ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm